Hair-curler.



C. NESSLER.

HAIR GUBLER.

APPLCATION YLLED JUNE 7,1913.

1,105, 595. Patented July 28, 1914.

HQI/ 7 56 /0 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES NESSLER, or LONDON, ENGLAND.

HAIR-CURLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES NEssLER, subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at London, W'., England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-Curlers,'of which the following is a specification.

n processes for curling hair which embrace coiling a small portion of the hair upon a metal curler and then applying lotion and heating or otherwise operatlng upon the hair, a form of curler has been employed which consists of a small metal tube about three inches long, preferably flattened at one end and preferably having in its walls a number of small perforations. In use a small ortion of hair about as thick as the curler 1s tied near the roots and also tied to the fiattened end of the curler. It is then coiled tightly around the curler from the flattened end (the .end nearest the head) to the outer end, and there tied down upon lthe curler. Now in order to secure good watbtgng of the hair it is necessary to coil the hair-extremely tightly upon the curler, which is difficult and which causes strain up0n,and even injury to, the hands of the operator.

' The present invention consists in an improved curler of this general type and which after the hair has been coiled around vit at a convenientvtension, can be readily operated so as to tighten the hair upon itself to any desired degree; and it comprises a tube, a rod-like element within said tube and projecting somewhat from the open end of said tube, and a ratchet and detent or equivalent connection between the tube and the' rod-like element whereby each of said members may be rotated on the other in one direction but not in the other.

I In order that my invention may be readily understood I shall now describe, by way of atype or example, certain forms thereof and for' that purpose I shall refer to the accompanying drawings in which',

' Figure I is a side elevation of a complete curler.y Fig. II is anendelevation thereof. Fig. III isa plan of Fig. I.l Fig. IV is a view similar'to Fig. I but with the tube partly-in sectionl so as to show the ratchet. "Fig, V illustrates a modification. Fig.- VI is an elevation partly in section showing another modification. Fig. VII is-a cross section on the line w-b of Fig. VI. Fig. VIIIiS an elevation partly inV section of another form which is a slight modification of that `shown in Figs. VI and VII. Fig. IXjis a cross section on they line c'-a of Fig. VIII. Fig. X.

is a side elevation of a partly broken away to the interior.

Referring now to Figs. I to IV inclusive, 1 is the curler consisting of a small metal tube flattened at one end, in this respect being similar to the known curlers hereinbefore referred to. A t its open end 2 however it is provided with a longitudinal saw-.Cut 3 and two transverse saw-cuts 4, 5 so as to form two tongues 7. These tongues 6, 7 are bent slightly inward as is seen more clearly in Fig. II7 and they engage in the teeth of a longitudinal pinion 8, slidably mounted in the end of the tube 1. Projecting from the plortion of the tube s ow the scoring of Patented July 2s, 191.4. l Application tiled .Tune 7, 1913. Serial No. 772,334.

end of the pinion are two flat tongues of metal 10, 1 0 spaced a short distance from one another as shown.

rlhe curler is used in the following manner: A small portion of hair is tied together near the head as hereinbefore men,

tioned. The string with which it isso tied is then sprung intothe space between ,the

strips 10, 10 thus avoiding the necessity of tying. The hair is thencoiled around the* z curler at a convenient tension from the endj Y 2 toward the flattened vend 1l and tied down thereon. Now while the'tongues 10 are held against movement, the other end 11 of the curler is turned in the direction of the arrow,

the tongues 6, 7 acting as ratchet detents and By means of my curler the Hair-may be coiled very 'tightlyand any uncoiling move- A ment will be prevented by the engagement of the ratchet detents 6, 7 inthe teeth of the a ratchet pinion 8. 1 In order tro-loosen the hair after the curling operation is completed, the' hair'fon the''curler is grasped bythe hand` and given a backward twist in the usual.` way. The hair thus loosened the curler can be easily removed.

The form of curler described'and illusrfA trated is given by wayof a type or example vonly `andlmany modifications may be made without departing from my invention. I have shown the detents as being formed by slotting the end of the tube itself and I find that this construction is simple and eliicient and of low cost in manufacture.

In a modification which I illustrate in Fig. V I employ a tube having both ends flattened and this I divide into two parts at or about the middle of its length. Within the open end of one half I rigidly tix a ratchet pinion 8* in such manner that it projects therefrom and is adapted to be inserted in the open end of the other half, this end being furnished with ratchet detents adapted to engage the teeth of the ratchet pinion.

When I formthe detent or detents by cutting the end of the tube itself, I prefer to construct the tube of steel. Further, any convenient equivalent to aratchet and de tent device may be employed. Thus I may dispense with ratchet teeth on the rod-like element and in place of the detent I may employ a bent wire or wires carried by the rod-like element in a plane perpendicular to the geometric axis of the tube and the free end or ends of which tend to spring out against the inner wall of the tube. I find that provided that the ends of the wire are pointed or have sharp edges they willl catch 1n the material of the tube and entirely prevent rotation of the rod-like element 1n one direction, while rotation in the other direction can take place readil struction is illustrated in Figs. VI and VII. In these figures, 1 is the vtube and 2 the rod-like element neither of these being provided with ratchet teeth..- Theelement 2 has a groove at 11 and within this groove is a strong wire 12 which passes through 4a hole '15 in the turned down art 13 of the element 2. The ends of the wire are bent inopposite `directions as shown and the engaging extremities 14 which in lthel drawi'n =are shown fas having sharp edges press, outward against the inner wall of the tube 1a Rotation ofthe element 2 within'the tube.V will be possible only in the direction shown by the arrow in Fig. ;VII. IIn Figs. VIIII and IX, Ishowa slight modification of the construction illustrated in Figs. VII and VII. Here the wire 12 is' given one or moreturns around-the turnedI down part 13 of the element 2 so that each of. the engaging extremities 14 is in eiect greater resiliency is attained.

: IX inclusive I may roughen the interior'of the tube or score 1t longitudinally as indicated at 18 in Fig. X in order to give the extremities 14 of the wire a better Ahold. Or, in a further modification I might have more than two engaging extremities as will be readily understood.

Having thus described my invention what Such a conmly at `the end of a short helical spring andl I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is :f

l. A curler comprising the combination of a tube upon which the hair may be coiled and secured, a member projecting from the end of said tube and adapted to be held against rotation, the said tube and member being capablebf relative rotary movement and means for permitting the one to be turned with respect to the other in one direction but not in the other.

2. A curler comprising the combination of a tube upon which the hair may be. coiled and secured, a member projecting from the end of said tube and adapted to be held against rotation, the said tube and member being capable of relative rotary movement an Il a clutching device arranged between the two and permitting one to be turned with respect to the other in one direction but not and secured, a member projecting from the' endy of said tube and adapted to be held against rotation, the said tube and member being capable of relative rotary movement and a clutching device arranged between the two and comprising a resilientv finger projecting from one of said parts and engaging with its end the other said part so as to engage it when moved in one direction but not in the other,

4. A curler comprising the combination of a tube-upon which the-hair may be coiled and secured, a rod-likeJ member within said tubeV and projecting from one end thereof and adapted to be held against rotation, an enga lng device mounted on said rod-like mem er and comprising a 'resilient Wire assed through said rod-like member and Ealving its ends projecting therefrom 4and adapted to engage the interior 'fof the tubey Landpermit relative rotary movement in one .direction but not in the other.

f5. A curler comprising the combination of'a tube upon which the hair may be coiled andsecured, amember projectin 'from the .endvof said tube and provided with a notch fori receiving the binding oord near the roots: of thefportion'of h'airrtobe curled to secure said membery totheV hair, the said tubeand member being capable of relative rotary movement in "one direction but not4 in the other, whereby-the coiled hair on'V said tube may be tightened by fthe relative rotary movementy of said Stubeand member.

f 6.-A curler coii'iigising 'thecombination of a .tubelu n whichthe hairmay be coiledV and secure a memberprojectng Afrom the' endl of saidftube and provided with outwardlyprojecting tongues adapted tore-j ceive'l between them the. binding cord near the roots of the portion of hair tobe curled to secure said member Yto .thehair,1the.said' tube and member being capable of relative rotary movement in one direction but not in the other, whereby the coiled hair on said tube may be tightened by the relative rotary movement of said tube and member.

7. A curler comprising the combination of a tube upon Which the hair may be coiled and secured, a member projecting from the end of said tube and adapted to be held against rotation, the said tube and member being capable of relative rotary movement in one direction but not in the other, the said tube being flattened at its outer end to provide a rip or handle.

8. A cur er comprising the combination of a tube upon which the hair may be coiled and secured, a member projecting from one end of said tube and adapted to be held against rotation, the said tube and member being capable of relative rotary movement and means for permitting the one to be turned with respect to the other in one direction but not in the other, the said tube being provided at the other end with a handle for grasping the tube.

9. A curler comprising the combination of a tube upon which the hair may be coiled and secured, a member projecting from one end of said tube and adapted to be held against rotation, the said tube and member being capable of relative rotary movement and means for permitting the one to be turned With respect to the other in one direction but not in the other, the said tube inclosing said means and being provided at the other end .with a handle for grasping the tube.

In witness whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CHARLES NESSLER,

Witnesses: p

SAML. BRooKEs, ROBERT A. ELLIS. 

